[E-trademarks] Trademark assignment form in Assignment Center

Fri Jul 12 16:59:40 EDT 2024

I suspect that the answer is "They don't. And we shouldn't."
But the form makes it mandatory, so if you want to file....
Tim Ackermann
The Ackermann Law Firm

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On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 3:55 PM Kevin Grierson <kgrierson at cm.law> wrote:

> Why do they need the info if it’s not public and they aren’t going to
> communicate with the assignees?  And of course, we should we trust them not
> to make it publicly available?
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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
> Of *Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Friday, July 12, 2024 4:43 PM
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> *Cc:* Tim Ackermann <tim at ackermannlaw.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [E-trademarks] Trademark assignment form in Assignment
> Center
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> Update: I talked to the Ass. Center helpdesk -- was told "Trademarks made
> Assignments" change that "receiving party" email field from optional to
> mandatory. Hmm, any legal basis for that, I wonder?
>
> Also was told that the email address is not displayed on the public cover
> sheets, and that Assignments will communicate -- as it should -- with the
> address provided for the Correspondent.
>
> So it does not appear to matter very much.
>
> Tim Ackermann
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> The Ackermann Law Firm
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> E:  tim at ackermannlaw.com
> P:  817.305.0690
> F:  214.453.0810
> W: ackermannlaw.com
> O: 1701 W. Northwest Hwy. Ste. 100
>      Grapevine TX 76051
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> On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 11:58 AM Tim Ackermann <tim at ackermannlaw.com>
> wrote:
>
> Resurrecting this old thread on TM Ass. Center requiring the person
> recording documents to provide an email address for each receiving party.
>
> Any updates / information on this? I have a set of these to record, and I
> do not represent (all of) those receiving parties. Nor do I have an email
> address for each.
>
> Tim Ackermann
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> The Ackermann Law Firm
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> O: 1701 W. Northwest Hwy. Ste. 100
>      Grapevine TX 76051
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> On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 12:37 PM Orvis via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
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> Providing the email address is a new requirement rolled out with patent
> Center. Does anyone know what they do with this email? In other words, how
> critical is it that the email is a good email today and in the future?
>
> May 14, 2024 1:18:17 PM Katherine Koenig via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>:
>
> Is providing the receiving party’s email address a new requirement?  I
> don’t remember having to provide that the last time I filed a trademark
> application.  Above the box it says, “Adding an email address is very
> helpful,” but is now mandatory before moving to the next page.
>
> Best regards,
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